Preliminary Program

Preliminary Program for

 

International Conference “Bank, Capital and Investment for

 

Business and Regions”

 

Minsk , December, 5-7, 2006

 

 

December, 5, 2006, Tuesday

 

During the day

 

Arrival and accommodation of the participants. Registration will continue in “ Minsk ” hotel. (Prospekt Nezavisimosti, 11)

 

12.00

 

Participation in the opening of the First Specialized Exposition “Credit. Insurance. Leasing; Nacional’nyi Vystavochnyi Centr*; (ul. Kupaly, 27)

 

Information on the exposition is available at http://expoforum.by

 

 

* National Exposition Center

 

15.00-17.00

 

Sightseeing

 

 

19.00

 

Visiting a ballet performance; Nacional’nyi Bol’shoi Teatr Baleta i Opery Respubliki Belarus ’**

 

 

** National Bolshoi Theatre of Ballet and Opera of the Republic of Belarus

 

 

 

December, 6, 2006, Wednesday

 

9.00-10.00

 

Registration of the Participants of the Conference; “Minskiy Mezhdunarodnyi obrazovatel’nyi centr IBB”*** (Prospekt Gazety Pravda, 11a)

 

 

*** Minsk International Educational Center IBB

10.00-10.40

Introductory address

Welcoming remarks from the Executive Committee

Vladimir Karyagin, Feliks Chernyavskiy, other representatives of partner organizations

 

 

Welcoming speech

Representative of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

10.40-14.00

 

Plenary session I: “The role of banks and non-bank institutions in the development of transition economies in global economic and political environment”

ü        United Nations’ «Global Compact» and social responsibility of bank institutions

ü        Environment, problems and practice of investment in Belarus and other countries of CIS, Central and Eastern Europe

ü        The role of bank associations in the process of development of national bank systems and international bank cooperation

ü        The prospects of the development of Belarusian bank system

ü        New edition of Bank Code of the Republic of Belarus : prospects for the development of banks and non-bank institutions

ü        Rating countries and banks

ü        Introduction and development of new bank services

ü        Relevant aspects of microcredit

ü        Risk and finance stability in banking sector

ü        Competition and marketing in bank sector

ü        Internet and mobile banking

ü        Financial fraud and information security

ü        Contemporary practices of IT implementation in bank sector

ü        Advantages of interregional economic cooperation

ü        Defining the needs of regions and regional investment projects

ü        Banks and regional governments: prerequisites of successful cooperation

ü        Banks, capital and investment for regions in the context of regional programs and projects

ü        Integration of investment and innovative opportunities of regions

ü        Attracting investment into banking system

ü        Aspects of leasing development

ü        Are there any banks offered for sale?

11.20-11.40

Coffee-break

11.40-14.00

Plenary session I

14.00-15.00

Lunch in “Vestfaliya” restaurant; IBB (cheques and cash accepted)

15.00-18.00

Round tables and master class;  IBB

 

14.30-15.00

Registration of additional conference participants, representatives of enterprises and regions presenting investment projects offers; IBB

Round Table 1

Master class

* Investment into regional economy: project financing, advantages, integration of innovative opportunities of regional business.

 

 

Organizer: International Association “Economic Research and Education”

* “Investment into small and medium business in Belarus ” (estimation of risks and opportunities).

 

Organizer and moderator: Uniter investment company

     

 

18.00-18.15       Coffee-break

 

18.15-19.00

Plenary session II

 

Discussing outcomes of the conference, sharing recommendations.

20.30

Business club sitting

 

ü        Top 100 Wealthiest People of Central and Eastern Europe : Presentation

 

December, 7, 2006, Thursday

 

10.00-11.00

Visiting Museum of National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

10.00-14.00

Continuation of the conference on the scene of the exposition “Credit. Insurance. Leasing”; ul. Kupaly, 27

11.00-12.30

Round table (the Exposition’s participants will be accepted): “Aspects of development of financial services in the context of business cooperation between banks, insurance and leasing companies”

14.00-15.00

Lunch

10.00-14.00

Business meetings in accordance with individual programs and plans of the conference participants. Spare time.

During the rest of the day

Departures